Directors’ responsibilities statement in relation to the financial statements
The Directors as listed are responsible for preparing the Strategic report, Directors’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable UK law and those International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRSs’) as adopted by the European Union.
The Directors are required to prepare financial statements for each financial period, which present fairly the financial position of the Company and of the Group and the financial performance and cash flows of the Company and of the Group for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Directors are required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
Present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable information;
Provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRS is insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the entity’s financial position and financial performance; and
State that the Group has complied with IFRS, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
The Directors as listed are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records, which disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the Company and of the Group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Article 4 of the IAS Regulation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In addition, the Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included in the Company’s website. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.